Talon

Talon is by Julie Kagawa. The first book in the fantasy Talon series. Ember and her twin brother Dante are dragons. They belong to a secret group called Talon that seeks to preserve dragons and keep them from being discovered by humans. Ember and Dante are brought to California to practice integrating into human society like regular teenagers. Dragons of Talon are hunted by the Order of St. George, who have been seeking out and killing dragons for centuries. Garrett and his partner are sent to California to seek out the dragons believed to be hiding there and kill them. When Ember meets Riley, a rogue dragon who has left Talon, she begins to see that Talon is not everything she has been led to believe; and when she meets Garrett, they both have decisions to make that could change their lives forever - if they survive. 

Ratings: 8th grade - 7 out of 10.